Live from the Met: Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart's opera tells a tale of subterfuge, sexual jealousy and revenge (concocted by Lorenzo da Ponte from Beaumarchais's play) about two couples: the Count and Countess Almaviva, unhappy in their marriage; and Figaro and Susanna on the brink of marital bliss - until the Count tries to cancel the wedding because of his feelings for Susanna.
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor James Levine Act1
7.20 Twenty Minutes: A Map of Manhattan
Geoff Dyer describes how he found the perfect deli for his elevenses, and how in doing so he discovered all he needed to know about what makes a neighbourhood a neighbourhood.
7.40 Act 2
8.30 Interval: The Met Opera Quiz
In this first UK-based edition of the quiz, Stephanie Hughes puts listeners' questions to Mark Elder ,
Amanda Holden , Elaine Padmore and Robert Tear.
Send questions to Met Opera Quiz, FDR Station, PO Box 805, New York, NY 10150, or via bbc.co.uk/radio3
9.00 Acts 3 and 4